As the Iranian revolution reaches a boiling point, a CIA 'exfiltration' specialist concocts a risky plan to free six Americans who have found shelter at the home of the Canadian ambassador.
Movie tag line: "The movie was fake. The mission was real."
Production companies:
Character: Tony Mendez
Character: Jack O'Donnell
Character: Lester Siegel
Character: John Chambers
Character: Ken Taylor
Character: Bob Anders
Character: Cora Lijek
Character: Joe Stafford
Character: Lee Schatz
Character: Mark Lijek
Character: Kathy Stafford
Character: Hamilton Jordan
Character: Malinov
Character: Robert Pender
Character: Bates
Character: Adam Engell
Character: Cyrus Vance
Character: Max Klein
Character: OSS Officer Nicholls
Character: Reza Borhani
Character: Pat Taylor
Character: Azizi Checkpoint #3
Character: Sahar
Character: Elizabeth Ann Swift
Character: Sgt. Sickmann
Character: Alan B. Golacinski
Character: William J. Daugherty
Character: Col. Charles W. Scott
Character: Sgt. William Gallegos
Character: Thomas L. Ahern, Jr.
Character: Fred Kupke
Character: Student with Poster
Character: Marine #1
Character: Marine #2
Character: Lady with Radio
Character: Tear Gas Student
Character: Malick
Character: Peter Genco
Character: Brice
Character: Hal Saunders
Character: Landon Butler
Character: Jon Titterton
Character: Jordan's Secretary
Character: Jordan's Analyst
Character: Lamont
Character: Rossi
Character: Tehran Mary
Character: Ian Mendez
Character: David Marmor
Character: Ali Khalkhali
Character: Moradi
Character: The Minotaur
Character: Space Lab Nurse
Character: Film Director
Character: First A.D.
Character: PA
Character: Lester's Housekeeper
Character: Jack Kirby
Character: Publicist
Character: Nina / Serksi the Gallactic Witch
Character: Variety Reporter
Character: LA Times Reporter
Character: Princess Aleppa
Character: Evil Villain
Character: Achilles Crux
Character: Humanoid Robot
Character: Green Jacket
Character: Nestor the Android
Character: Blue Monster
Character: Persian Dancer
Character: Sci Fi Body Suit Girl
Character: Middle Class Iranian Woman
Character: Middle Class Iranian Man
Character: Iranian Consulate Official
Character: British Airways Flight Attendant
Character: Airport Husband
Character: Immigration Officer
Character: Immigration Officer
Character: Immigration Officer
Character: Immigration Officer
Character: Airport Hysterical Wife
Character: Deputy Minister of Islamic Guidance
Character: Producer
Character: Tehran Car Rental Man
Character: Bearded Fundamentalist in Bazaar
Character: Bazaar Shopkeeper
Character: Bazaar Angry Man
Character: Angry Woman
Character: Hedley Donovan
Character: Alan Sosa
Character: Engell's Secretary
Character: Sgt. Gauthier
Character: White House Operator
Character: Swissair Ticketing Agent
Character: Passport Official
Character: Carpet Factory Komiteh
Character: Revolutionary Guard
Character: Revolutionary Guard
Character: Revolutionary Guard
Character: Revolutionary Guard
Character: Revolutionary Guard
Character: Komiteh Reza
Character: Lock Up PA
Character: Swissair Gate Agent
Character: Komiteh Subordinate
Character: Young Komiteh at Airport
Character: Swissair Pilot
Character: Swissair Co-Pilot
Character: Air Traffic Controller
Character: Swissair Flight Attendant
Character: Iraqi Border Guard
Character: Assistant Secretary of State
Character: State Department Official
Character: CIA Archives Officer
Character: Christine Mendez
Character: CIA Director Stansfield Turner (uncredited)
Character: Swissair Stewardess (uncredited)
Character: Protestor (uncredited)